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G-A'IE AND ALAEl /i SIG-DIAL.

Application filed September These and any other ehjccts he one; ring are attained by and the in e finds nrelerahle embodiment in, the struer or strueturcs means and n'iechsnisins, herein; .cer perticularl described in the hodu of this specification and illustrated hy the accon'ipanying drawings, in which zl i sure 1 is a side elevation of u vorticall swin guhle having alarm signals;

l3 ,ii'ure is a top plan View of a pair oil? such notes the positioin relatively thereto, oi a post carrying additional alarm signals, hein indicated on this View;

l in'ure 53 is o sectional. View otthe hollow supporting cohimn of the gate, taken on a vertical. plsno perpendicular to the axis of the grate: swinging movement; and showing); oneratingz' mechanism contained in the column l e 4 is a transverse sectional View of the some taken on u horizontal plane corresnondirr [0 line of Figure 3;

Figure is a side e evation oi port ons oi "Quid opera mechanism. shown in a position other than that seen in Figure 3 and viewed on; the opposite side F fu -e 6 tr nsiferse sec nirts o l: the some taken on horizontal nlanes com-es;weeding: to line i (3 oi? Figure Figure 7 is 0. View oi an electric-oircu t o! and open oi; showing}? the casing there (soon in i i gure ii) in central vertical section l igrure 8 is a View oi" another eleri' rie-cireuit closer and opener; showing: its casino; (e se) seen in ,,'ure in central fie/Nicol 1924. Serial No. 737,288.

partly in horizontal section taken on line 9-9 oi F gure 5;

rigz ure i0 is axial sectional View of parts seen i 11 Figure 9;

.11 r r .i mule l... is an inner siee View of one or said )arts;

unoer poi ion of a cylinder having a piston, and a transz'iizisl sectional View of the valve controlling); the some;

inure i4; is a side View of an upper poreu oi seid cylinder viewed from another horizontal angle;

if) is :i top plan View of a portion oil the s ste its S11}')P01tln1 hollow column heiu shown in horizontal section taken on oi? Figure 16; me 16 a vertical sectional View of l uro l? i, a transverse sectional. View of V t 1" the cute and adjacent parts taken on the raj-us of the tes swin movement;

Figure 15% is a diagrammatic representa tion o'i electric circuits and instruments grate and alarm signal .an srus may he operated from a norclosed electric circuit; ..i, .rure 119 is a diagrammatic representm tion or" electric circuits and instruments therein whereby said mechanisms may be operated from a normally open electric circuit;

Figure 20 is u time View of an instrument hoard having electro -gncts mounted thereon and conta ned in the o'atos hollow supporting column, certain parts being; shown in L showing an electric-circuit closer and opener mounted in connection therewith;

Figure is a cross sectional view of said track and a trout view of said electric-circuit closer and opener;

Figure 2G is a side view of said electric circuit closer and opener;

Figure 2? is a longitiulinali central sectional: view of a. per 1onthereof;

Figure 28 is a side view oi a railway track and Electric circuit-carryinorail, and of a portion of a locomotive car a shoe contacting said rail, together with diagrammatic representation of an electric circuit containing said shoe and other parts;

Figure 29 is a top plan view ot the tree end of the gate;

Figure is a side view of the same and of a post engaged thereby in its closed position, the gate being shown partly in. section taken on line 30-3O of Figure 29;

Figure 31 is a side view of a double gate in closed or lowered position;

Figure 32 is a like view of the same in raised or open position;

Figure is a top plan view of the adjacent tree ends of th two members oi: the closed double gate;

Figure 34- is a side view of the same, shown partially sectioned on line 3% of Figure 33-;

Figure is a 'face view of a post carrying.

a sign and alarm devices;

Figure 36 is a side view of the same; and

Figure 37 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a reciprocating valve, showing its operating mechanism.

In the embodiment ot this invention chosen i'tor illustration by the accompanying drawings and for detailed description in the body of this specification, a gate 1 shown in sol d lines in its closed (lowered) posi-- tion and in dotted lines in its open (raised) position in Figure 1, pair of such gates be ing shown in closed pos tion in Figure 2) is employed to close the highway 2 adjacent he intersection thereof by the railway track 3. Each of these gates is swingable ver-- tically to its said posit ons, being carried by a rock shaft t journalle-d at 5 on a hollow supporting column 6 which contains gateoperating and alarm-operating u'lecha'nisni, as shown in Figure Such mechan sm, viewed from the opposite side, also particularly shown in Figure 5, other views of the same or of parts and details thereof being seen in Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, 1O, 11, 12 and 13.. The gates shaft carries a toothed segment 7' with which meshes the toothed rack-portion S of a piston rod 9 whose piston-head 10 is moved downwardly in the cylinder 11 to raise (open) the gate. The piston rod w th its rack is thus moved by the pressure of a suitable fluid, as oil, forced into the cylinder on the upper surface of the piston-head through a pipe 12, by means of a rotary forced into the cylinder 11 through pipes 19 and 12, having a controlling rotary valve 20. lYhen this valve (operated by means hereinafter explained) is turned to theposit on shown in solid lines in Figure 13, the oil may be pumped into the cylinder; but when the valve turned to its other position indicated in dotted lines in- Figure 13, the oil is permitted to flow out of the cylinder, through the pipes 12 and 21 and back into the tank l'Z, such flow or" the oil being brought about by gravitation, which causes the gate to fall from its raised position, thus lifting the rack and pistonhead.

In Figure 3 the parts are shown in the position they occupy when the gate is closed (lowered) while in Figure 5- said parts are shown in the position they assume when the gate is open (raised).

The rotary valve 20 turning: it to either one o't its positions, such men: and the operation thereof being illustrated particularly in Figures 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12: This valve hasa rock-shaft 22 coupled thereto (as shown in Figure 10) for turning it, this shaft being keyed to a disk Turnably mounted on shaft 22 is a second dick 2% having an arm 25. These disks 23, 2 have circular recesses 26, 27 respectively in their adjacent sides, one disk bein provided with two pairs or" arcuate parallel r bs 28, the other disk 23 having arcuate ribs 29 adapted to move (in the interrel rive turning movements of the two disks) parallel with and between the ribs 28- of the other disk. A pair of helical springs 31, arcua-tely disposed axially, are seated. in said recesses and carry blocns S0 at their ends abutting, in the neutral position or" the disks (illustrated in Figure 11), against the ends of all the ribs 8 and 29; but when these disks are turned in either direction about the axis of the shaft 22, these springs are compressed by the movement 01"- the ends of the ribs 29 toward the ends of the ribs 28 at the opposite extremities of the respective sp rugs.

ASSUIHIDP; now that the gate is closed (lowered) and the parts of the operating mechanism are in the positions seen in F igure 3: if the pump be now operated to raise the gate, the arm carried by the pistonrod 9 will, in said rods descendingmovernent, strike an adjustable stop on the vertical red (slidably bearing at 35 in arm and more the rod down with it. This rod 34, being: pivotally connected at 36 to the a m of the disk 24, will thus turn said disk about the shaft 22 (see Figures 3-, 5 and has means for quickly 6). The detent 37, pivotally mounted at 38 on a stationary part 39 ot the structure engaging the ratchet tooth 40 of disk 23, holds this dish tron) turning; with the said turning; movement of the disk 253-, so that the s; ings Ell are compressed by the downwrrd nioveuent ot the rod 33%. Tlhis compression con tinues end increases until the detent all) 1 released from said tooth. tleid detent is thus released, hy the cam ll of an arm l2. swingg zililc on the shaft 22. said cain raising the extremity of said detcnt from the tooth 4M) h the turning movement 0. said arin, under the action of the spring e l-El, towsrt the stationary lop; is: oi the st l,.-;lllll'G, such turning movement of said arm 4. occurring instantly it is released from its held engagement by the catch lever -il-5 tulcruuied at 4'6. This catch lever has on armature arin ettractcd to release the catch lever, by an electro-inag'net g ener. through its electric circu it (/i by means herein sitter explained. lVhen the released arin pressed by spring toward the rigzhhhond 'de ure 5, said arms cam tl hav detent liZ'the dislr 23 is by the springs 31 to a position in which i held against reverse movement by a second detent 418 soid dishs second ratchet teeth 49 and being pivotolly mounted at 38 one spring-pressxl 50 toward the detent 37. The valve 20 being; thus suddenly tiu'ned to open position. the oil is rapidly pumped into the cylinder on the upper surface of the piston-head to raise the gate to its open position. The springs are apain compressed med so that the valve 20 may suddenly turn to its other position to permit the oil to flow out 0! the cylinder (the punips operation having been stopped), by the rising movement oi the piston-rod 9, in the lowering; of the gate, the arm 32 now striking the other ed iustal'ile stop 51 on the rod, 34 and thus swinging the arm 25 upwardly to compress the springs 31.. in this movement. the disk 23 is held by its teeth ll) and the detent 18 from turning witl the disk 2i. until the can] 52 of this dish raises the extremity of the detent 4-8 from the tooth 4th, so that the s 'irinpis 31 may expand and suddenly turn the valve to the position in which the weight of the descending grate forces the oil out of the cylinder. ln this njiovenient ot the disk r s lug 53 strikes the lugs of the arm 4-2 and swines snitil :irin, against the pressure of sprine 43, into its held on 'cnient with K igure 5.

the catch lever shown in The motor 1% is operated and stopped, and suitahle visible and nudihle alarm si 'nals the lamps and hells c and 7 carried by the gate and its supporting column and by a post 55 located a proper distance from the grate e operated thrruggli electric circuits uinents therein controlled by trains approaching and passing: the highway 2.

In the diop ronnnstic representation in l igrure '18., norn'ially closed electric circuits are opened by trains moving in either direction on the track 3. The circuit openers and closers, or switches in these circuits, opersted hy the trains are located such a distance from the gate that the opening and closi. oi? the gate and the operation ot the si uals may he properly timed rcla 'ivelv to the trnins movements. and these circuit openers and closers (the construction oi. any one of which is particularly shown in Fig ures 211-, E15, 26 and 2'?) are positioned at the side of the railway track 3 and at such disti swltch (i n i by the train operates the fourth switch (2 :1 train moving in i .lisection are operated thereby. the three ot er switches only being opera ed by trains inovii in the opposite direction. The electric circui, a, non lly closed and opened by its switch (.1 contains the electronuignet a whose erin: ure (4 being released by opeir said circuit is attracted by a in netd in a circuit (Z normally closed by the sw 'llhis armature i s :i switch ch and when released as r attracted by magnet (Z closes 2. ohm it 0 leading iroiiithe electric power line hi (or other suitable source oi electric ener f) end containing the alarm si els c on post 55 aui. operates the itch al saine. hranzjrh it circuit 2 contains the s ippo'thip these signals 7 heinn; hperatctl c'rcuits c and providing the rn .t he on lining norujiolly (r; ised) position is? held therein lij in the cylinder. e valve 20 he' lw'ued position sl in solid lines in and o check valve 5 in l p the oil 'troni llUWlllfl' out iii one the the Jump. oi course not runnii'u 'i 'i approaching the lii hw y and in the dircctioi 2* row 58 i l opens the cuii i operatio 1 d circuit This norinzillv clos: 1 clectro-inngnet l)? which heinp; luv opening said switch h releases tin-e72 whicln tornii pg else a l swings hy n'rsvitotion or other ineznu closed po To. thus closing; thi circuit {1' which contains the magnet. which magnet,

being thus energised, attracts its armature arm 1-? and releases the catch lever from th. swingable arm s2, by whose swinging movement (hereinbetore explained) the spri. es 231 are allowed to expand and sudrichly-open the valve 2) to the (lot-ted line position in iligure 13, so that the falling movement oi the gate may nov raise the piston l 10;..1l in; l c oil out of the cylinder ii.

in the tailing movement oi the gate and nio cni mi the ton rod 9. the is closed by the sp ig as soon as 'cw 1'31. threaded tor adjustment in the arm 02 of the piston rod is carried out of holdinc engagement with the upper end of the slidahi-e plunger carrying one of the contact points oi? switch 7 in its casing 63 (see Figures 5 and 7). This circuit being now closed operates the signals on the gate and l supporting column while the gate is down (closet but when the gate is up (open) the screw 61 presses the plunger (32 dowm o en the circuit and shutting the signais f.

lhe switch al when opened by the raising otthe gate opened only momentarily. As the piston rod 9 and its arm 32 descend, the Stl'llifil. (irl: screw-threaded for adjustment in the arm 32 strikes the lever tulcrumed 66 on the casing (3? 0t switch (Z and moves dmvnwardly against the pressure of the spring 68 a. olui'iger 6;) slidable in said casing and carrying one of this switchs contact points; and when the striker (ii has passed out of? contact with the plunger it rises and closes this switch again (see Figures 5 and 8). A slot 70 in the plunger permits the in rising to swing the lever )"\V- rdly without disturbing the closed This momentary opening of the (Z and circuit (Z (lo energizes the magnet (Z releasing the switch d-armature a so that the magnet a may now attract said sv-i'itchair-mature and open the circuit 6 to shut oii" he signals 6 on the post 55. Once these signals a are thus shut off from operation (even momentarily) they continue to be so shut oll'. because the magnet a? when energised as it ordinarily is (being in the normally closed circuit a) has greater power to attract the armature. a -switch 6 than the i et (F has power to attract it. ittlthough 0* on the post are thus shut off, nais 7' on the gate or its supporting colunm continue to operate until the switch 7 is opened. It is desirable that these signals f should thus continue in operation while the gate is closed in order that the engineer on. the train may know that they are properly operating.

The motor 1% operated by an electric circuit ii is shut oil from running by opening switch f. This circuit h contains another switch 11 which terms also an armature c the switch l l armature eos-see The switch f in this circuit h is normally open v i. e. is open when the gate is raised or open, but is closed when the gate is lowered. When the train passing in the direction of arrow 58' has crossed the highway 2, it meets the switch (1 just beyond and opens it and its normally closed circuit 0, thus deenergizing the magnet c in said circuit and thereby releasing the armature c"--switch hwhich now closes the circuit 72, whereby he motor 1%. begins to operate and raises the gate. When the armature c"' switch 7&1 is released by deenergizing the n'iagnet 0 it is attracted by the magnet o in circuit 7) (which is now closed the train having passed the switch 5 and the circuit 0 is thus held closed until the gate has been raised by the motor to open the switch 7; and the switch 7L is thus held closed by the n-iagnet until the next train moving in the direction of arrow 58 opens the switch 6 thus deenergizing the n'iagnet b and permitting the then (and normally) energized magnet c to swing the switch h armature c to open position in. which it remains until the second-mentioned train meets and opens switch 0 The two magnets b and are so positioned relatively to the armature between them that this armature is more strongly attracted at any given time by that one of these two magnets toward which it is swung at that time.

Trains moving in the direction of the arrow 58 on Figure lSoperate the switches a" and 5 first met by it in the manner above described in the case of trains moving in the direction of arrow 58 and with the same results. As to the circuits operated by trains going in the direction of arrow 58 and meeting the first switch 6 the circuits and instruments therein operated by opening sai'c switch are indicated on the drawings by thesame reference characters (as in the ass of trains moving in the direction of arrow 58) except that capital letters of reference instead of small letters are employed in some instances. The same employment of capital letters of reference as to certain circuits and instruments therein operated by opening the switch 0 met and operated by trains moving in the direction oi arrow 58 is seen on the drmvings.

It will be seen that the circuit 72 contains 0* in addition to the switch h -armature and operating in the same manner and with the same eitect. This provision is made for double-track railways and for the following purpose: hen trains are passing the switches operated by them at the same time, one train on one track and the other on the other track, the first train to meet and open the switch 0 on its track will not raise the gate until the other train has also met and opened its switch 0 on its track; because, it the circuit n c closed by the passing trains to operate the signals and to even and close the In this .r iguii'e l9 electric circuits and n1- strunients therein are generally speaking,

designated by the same rciferei ce letters and numerals, hut with "he letter a prefixed thereto, are used to designate the same or similar circuits and instr nents in the diagranunatic representation in Figure 18.

ln this Figure 19, a train moving in the direction of arrow 58 first meets and closes switch are" thereh closing the normally open circuit 110, and energizing its niagnet 1110 which magnet thereupon attracts its sliding armature an against tie pressure oi? a spring am. A spring we presses a sliding arn'iature-holt into a keeper notch rea in arnuiture inc this ar nature-holt we forniing a s-xwitch mc which now closes the ,ircuit me in which is the signal ra on the pest 5:5, this signal now operating. A circuit ranches :tr

n circuit :re and contains the signal. iii/" carried by the gate or its support .ing cohunn, this signal new o ierating pro vided the switch as in circiit e f is closed by the closing oi. the gate said switch ref being open when the gate is raised. The switch wil in the electrical arrangement shown in Figure 19 is normally open, but is closed nomentarily by the raisin movement of the gate, thus closing the circuit 43d niornentirily and eiergiziug the magnet ct Z which now att "acts its sliding armaturebolt we, releasing the armature 1: 1:4 and opening the switch ree to cause the signals to cease ope 'ating.

/is soon. as the train passes switch M141 the circuit rm again ogens, and the train next meets and c oses switch M and its normally open circuit m7) thus energizing its magnet rt/ which now ltttlt its arn'iature mh an inst the pressure oi? a spring 92?). This niovczneut of armature 02?) opens the switch its circuit m]: in which circuit are ials my, the motor 14 and the switch Ir f normally open but closed by the closed gate. The switch c is closed by this more roost oit armature :27), thus closing the circuit a r and energizing the magnet g which new releases the swinging arm 42 and perniits the springs 31 to expand and suddenly turn the valve 90 to allow the gate to tai As soon as the train passes switch M5 it opens,v thus deenergizing magnet 02?) and r leasing its armature 271 the spring me however havingmoved arInature-bolt we the posi ion indicated in dotted lines (in which it engages the keeper self) holds armature irh' in the position indicated in dotteal lines and holds open circuit 711 b at the switch tail". The train next n'ieets the switch ti l 000 after crossing the highway 2 and closes it and the circuit 036, thus energizing the magnet n0 which now attracts the armature-bolt me releasing; armature oat and closing switch ooh and circuit {mt so that the inc -or ll now operates to raise the gate.

'lrains moving in the direction of arrow 58 close the switches (at the left hand side of Figure 19) mo to operate the signals and 015 to lower the gate, in the same manner and through the same circuits that trains moving in the direction 01". arrow 58 operate their corresponding switches; and trains moving in the direction of arrow 58 after crossing the highway 2, operate switch aic to raise the gate in like manner and with the SiLHlG effect that oppositely inoving trains operate their corr sponding switch, the circuits and instruments therein operated by train moving in the direction of arrow 58 being designatet, generally by capital letters instead of small letters.

it will be seen that magnetic energy in the arrangem nt shown in Figure 19 is derived from t. e electric power line M or from any other suitable source.

[in instrument board is desirably positioned inside the gates supporting column 6 as shown in Figure 23, neon which board the magnets (0 t c (Z B and C with their arinatures are inornted as seen in Figures 20 and 21, these instr Inents being read- Any one of the switches, c Z) or 0 indicated in Figures 18 and 19 is illustrated in Figures 24:, and 26., This switch coin prises an arm 77 pivotally mounted at "Z and swingable from closed to open position in these switches indicated in Figure 18, by a train moving in the direction oi the in row in Figure 26; but swingahle oppositely from open to closed position by the pa sing train, in these switches indicated in lQllC 19. The contact points T9 of these switches are carried by the casing 80 the bridge 81 of the switch being carried by a plunger 82 slidablc in hearings in the casing and connected at 83 to the arm 77. This plunger is spring-pressed at 84 to closed position in these switches indicated in Figure and to open position in the switches indicated in Figure 19. When the passing train meets and by its projection 56 strikes the arni'il it HIOVGS the plunger 82 to open the switch, in the diagrammatic representation in Figure 18, but to close it in the representation in Figure 19. To premnt the plunger from reacting too quickly under the pressure of the spring 8%- aiiter the train has passer, the plunger carr es a piston head 85 slidahly fitting in the casing, so that an air cushion or dash pot is formed between the piston head andthe inner end of the casing, having a small vent 86. I

The gate, shown in double form in luigures 31 and 82, has preferably a number oi vertical pickets 8? pivotally mounted at 88 at -their upper ends to the main member 1 ol the gate, andpivotally connected at 89 at their lower ends to 'a bar 90, so that this bar and the pickets may assume by gravitation the positions shown in Figures 1, 31 and 32 when the gate is raised or lowered.

In a singl'egate, shown in Figures 1, 29 and 30, the tree end of the gate is held against horizontal movement by being provided with a socket '91 in which engages a vertical pin 92 carried by a post 93 when the gate is lowered; and where a double gate (such as is shown in Figures 31, 82, and is provided, one meiiber 1 of the double gate is provided at its free end with a socket 9-1 open above and below and having a slot at its outer side, while the other member 1 of the double gate has knob 95 at its free end adapted to engage in this socket in the closing movement of said gate members.

In Figure 28 is shown an electric ator 96 mounted on a locomotive '1 an electric current-carrying rail 97 and con tact shoe '98 carried by the locomotive and pressing on said rail. Diagrammatically represented is the circuit 99 including the generator and grounded on the locomotive and connected with the shoe and thereby with the storage battery 100, the track rail 3, and a truck wheel 101 of the locomotive. Electricity developed by this generator and stored in'said battery supplies energ to the branching power line M. In this view, the current-carrying rail 97 is shown lower ban the track rail 3 merely for the sake of clearness.

.he valve which controls the admission of oil to the cylinder 11 to raise the gate to open position may be of the rotary form hereinbei'ore described; or it may be a valve of other forms, such as the reciprocating valve 20 illustrated in Figure 37. This valve when raised to the position seen in said View, admits oil "from the pump 13 through the pipe 19 into the valves passage 102 and thence through the pipe 12 into the cylinder 11 and on the upper surface of the piston head 10 to raise the gate. When however'th'is valve is lowered, the tallingmovement otthe gate :lorces the oil revere 1; through the pipe 12, passage 102 and thence through the pipe 2i and into thetank 17. This valve is suddenly slid in bearings 103 in its casing to one or the other or its said positions by mechanisms similar to that employed, and hereinbefore described, for suddenly turning the rotary valve 20, viz; The rod 34 is moved by the arm 32 of the piston rod '9, so that the disk 2 1 is turned by said rod,

pivotally connected at'36 to the arm 25 of said disk, to coinpressthe springs 31 held in recesses in said disk and in disk 23 having an arm 10% turnably connected at 105 to the stem 106 of the valve 20 These disks 23 and 2e? turning interrelatively about an axis 22 are held to compress the springs contained in their recesses, and are released to allow said springs to expand, by means identical with those employed for the same purposes in the construction hereinbeitore explained and illustrated in Figures 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12, including the swingable arm 42, magnet and the catch-lever 45 for en gaging and releasingsaid arm i2. The gate may be raised by hand from its closed posi tion and held by hand in the position to which it has been thus raised. To this end, the gate is turnably mounted at 110 on its rock sha i t as shown in Figure 17, and is held against falling below its proper position when closed by a projection or lug (which may be in the form of a dog or pawl 10'? turnably mounted at 108 on the gate) engaging a projection orlug 109 carried by the rock shaft.

Various devices, mechanisms, etc. illustrated by the drawings and hereinbe-tore described and their action explained, are capable of employment in connection with other parts and for other purposes than the operation oi gates and alarm. signals.

U11 Figures 18 and 19 ot'the drawings, the portions or circuits of the electric-circuit system operated by trains moving in the direction of the arrows thereon, and certain portions or circuits oil said system operated by trains moving in'the direction of the arrows 58 or on another track, are not only identified by reference numerals and letters but also by words indicating the character of such portions or circuits.

llie interlocking gates 1 and 1 shown in Figures 33 and 3a, and the alve quiclcop crating u'iechanisni shown in Figures 10, 11 and 12 are not claimed in the present application being reserved -for separate applications.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction or arrangement of the particular mechanical and electrical embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or 'hereinbefore described.

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the opera and en in I n circuit contai led 0 open position 10 (,(lllljiillllili' and entioi to open end by the la: second seconds ectro-enei' vine; an op said 1319,;110t t circuit he n1 the e'snintnl'e ot the in.

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led b 'n f) ing saii e1 e1 7 said s'Witc pcri ch ting clo ton) on oiiew seconi and switch cl s trot ati G St" nin 5111\10 1s deenen ning t is and lifiYl tcli 1d ClOSll t 1 to e n; the said 5 lots of them 1 il the f an organization of the clizuin t' a gate; mechanism i me o ,pen positio mum one sition closed position min 0 minatin'e 0 third. if

1 second ope d trzicted thereto on opened (ittieei letteopening the 'ziter's ing t end ti-noted by the coinin in to tern no; onenin 1'- aid the i'l t we o iin'eted seoondan scribed plied to be ei'ti'o-ene lien ism to ino eintinog so i-lose the l nti lllilll 1 1 a El 11g ill controllei or ope'zzitin 'nnizzi 'ion or to; inech ate: a signal i ester, :11 n'iinei- "when :id 65 successively by e ll'lOVi mechanism ."lSJGCl means Lies :5

1n an on embed. a g: closing the of t,

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gate; mechanism for holding the gate open;

a signal for indicating the closing of the gate; first, second and third primary elec tric circuits containing electro-magnets and having opening and closing switches normally closed but adapted to be momentarily opened successively by a moving body; a first secondary electric circuit containing an electro-magnct and having an opening and closing switch normally closed but momentarily opened by the opening movei'nent of the gate; a tertiary electric circuit containing electro-cnergized means for operating said signal and having an opening and closing switch forming the armature o i the magnets in the first primary circuit and first secondary circuit he after mentioned and attracted by the inc-r to open and by the latter to closed position; a second secondary electric circuit 'oiitaining electroenergized means for releasi the mechanism for holding the gate o en and having an opening and closing switch forming the armature of the magnet in the second primary circuit and attracted by said magnet to open position; a thirdsecondary electric circuit containing clectro-enm'gizeil means for operating the mechanism for opening the gate and having an opening and closing switch open in the opener g sition of the gate and closed in the closed position; and having also a second opening and closing switch forming); the armature of the magnets in the second and third primary circuits and attracted by the former to closed and by the latter to open position; a second signal for indicatin the closing of the gate; a branch of the to "ary circuit having an opening and closing switch open in the opened position of the gate and closed in the gates closed position said branch containing -clectro-energized means for operating said second signal; the said armatures comn'ion to two magnets and having been attracted to one of them remaining attracted thereto until the same is deenergized.

7. In an organization oi the character described: a gate; mechanism for opening the gate; mechanism naholding the gate open; a signal for indicating the closing of the gale; first, second and third primary electric circuits containing cleetro-imignets and'ha-ving opening and closing switches normally closed but adapted to be momentarily opened successively by a moving circuit and attracted thereby to open position; a second secondary electric circuit containing electro-energized means for releasing the mechanism for holding the gate open and having an opening and closing switch forming the armature of the magnet in the second primary circuit and attracted thereby to open position; a third secondary electric circuit containing electroenergized means for operating the mechanism for opening the gate and having an opening and closing switch open in the opened position of the gate and closed in the gates closed position, and having also a second opening and closing switch forming the armature of the magnet in the third primary circuit and attracted thereby to open position.

8. In an organization of the character described: a gate; mechanism for opening the gate; mechanism for holding .thegate open; a signal for indicating the closing of the gate; first second and third primary elec tric circuits containing electro magnets and having opening and closing switches normally closed but adapted to be momentarily opened successively by .a moving body; a first secondary electric circuit containing an electro-magnet and having an opening and closing switch normally closed but momentarily opened by the opening movement of the gate; a tertiary electric circuit containing electro-energized means for operating said signal and having an opening and closing switch forming the armature oil the n'iagnet in the first primary circuit and attracted thereby to open position; a second secondary electric circuit containing electro-energized means for releasingthe mechanism for holding the gate open, and hav ing an opening and closing switch forming the armature of the magnet in the second primary circuit and attracted thereby to open position; a third secondary electric circuit containing electro-energi' means for operating the mechanism roiopening the gate and having an opening and closing switch open in the opened position oil the gate and closed in the gates closed position, and having also a second opening and closing switch forn'iinn' the armature of the magnet in the third primary circuit and attracted thereby to open position second signal for indicating the closing of the gate; a branch of the tertiary circuit having an opening and closing switch open in the opened position of the gate andclosed in the gates closed position, said branch con taining electro-cnergized means for operating said second signal.

9. In an organization of the character described: a gate; mechanism for opening the gate; mechanism for holding the gate open; a signal for indicating the closing of the gate; first second and third primary electric Ila; 

